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Pirelli Fuchs-Silkoline British Supersport Race Report
3 Days ago
Tyre selection became a gamble with the ever-changing weather conditions. With the front row electing intermediates, Chris Martin transformed his pole position into race lead on the opening lap. With Richards (Triumph) and Kennaugh (Yamaha) breathing down the neck of the Gearlink Kawasaki rider, a red flag incident involving Alan O’Connor brought proceeding s to an early halt at the start of lap four. Grid positions for the 12-lap restart were taken from the running order at the close of lap 2. Richards on the MAP Embassy Triumph stole the holeshot but was soon passed by a determined Hudson Kennaugh on the Raceways Yamaha YZF-R6. The South African quickly settled into a groove with Richards hanging on to his shirt-tail.
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Points for Centurion Racing
3 Days ago
Centurion Racing secured a positive result at Oulton Park this weekend, when riders Dan Cooper and James Westmoreland gained a seventh and eleventh place respectively in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship. This was 20-year-old Dan Cooper's best result to date in the tough 600 Class. After dislocating his shoulder during first qualifying this was a fantastic result from the youngster. Westmoreland also improved from the 15th position that he achieved at Thruxton a couple of weeks ago and obtained a healthy points scoring position.
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Podium Glory For Lowry as Laverty ‘Ticks the Boxes’
3 Days ago
Ian Lowry jumped onto his first supersport podium of the season at Oulton Park yesterday, taking a fine third place, with team-mate Michael Laverty continuing to score solidly in the superbike class [7th and 4th]. Laverty now sits sixth in the British Superbike championship table, also holding the position of leading Suzuki. Lowry currently holds fifth place in the supersport class after his opening podium of 2008.
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Another Win for Brogan on a Tough Day for HM Plant Honda
3 Days ago
Steve Brogan took his second victory of the year in today’s Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship race. The 27-year-old now leads the series by ten points from second-placed Jon Kirkham. Meanwhile in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport series Brogan took a fifth place finish to end the day just nine points off series leader Glen Richards, despite still feeling the after-effects of flu. In the two Bennetts British Superbike races much was expected from pole-sitter Cal Crutchlow and his fellow front-row starter Leon Haslam.
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Tough Weekend For Dickenson
4 Days ago
Joe Dickinson struggled to make an impact during the third round of the 2008 Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship at Oulton Park today (5th May). The Truck Links Yamaha rider posted his highest qualifying of the season to line up on the Cheshire grid in 11th. However, Joe could not capitalise on his position and found himself languishing down in 15th as the red flag waved a premature stop to proceedings as early as the start of the fourth lap.
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Toal Kick-Starts His Season at Oulton
4 Days ago
Reigning Virgin Media Cup Champion, BJ Toal put in a stirling performance to finish in 6th place at Round 3 of the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship at Oulton Park today (5th May). Early free practice and the first wet qualifying session had seen BJ put in a fast pace to provisionally qualify in 3rd position. As the ultra competitive British Supersport field took to the scenic 2.692 mile circuit for a dry second qualifying, BJ couldn't quite run with the blistering pace at the front and finally qualified in 15th.
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Front Row for HM Plant Honda Men at Oulton
5 Days ago
Cal Crutchlow has taken his maiden pole position for HM Plant Honda at Oulton Park with team-mate Leon Haslam joining him on the front-row. The 22-year-old rider from Coventry placed his CBR1000RR Fireblade on pole by more than half a second from Ducati’s Shane Byrne in drying conditions around the 2.69-mile Cheshire circuit. Leon suffered a high-side early in the qualifying session, but despite feeling a little second-hand, the 24-year-old from Derbyshire took the final spot on the front-row for tomorrow’s two 18-lap Bennetts British Superbike races.
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Truck Links Yamaha Qualifying Oulton
5 Days ago
Truck Links Yamaha Supersport rider, Joe Dickinson just missed out on a top ten qualifying position at Oulton Park today (4 May), at round 3 of the 2008 Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship. The 24 year old from Clowne in Derbyshire was left languishing down in 16th after the first wet qualifying session of the day. However, a more determined performance on dry tarmac in the second 35-minute session had Joe running as high as seventh, knocking on the door of a top 5 grid start.
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Virgin Media Yamaha Oulton Park Preview
01 May 2008
Virgin Media Yamaha crosses the country from its Scunthorpe HQ to Oulton Park in Cheshire this weekend to contest round 3 of the 2008 Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship (3rd-5th May). BJ Toal and Nick Medd will be in the hunt for their first point-scoring ride of the season after difficult times at Thruxton two weeks ago. Both riders faced an uphill battle after a second qualifying session pockmarked with red flag incidents left them further down the grid order than early performances warranted.
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Truck Links Yamaha Oulton Park Preview
01 May 2008
Truck Links Yamaha Supersport rider, Joe Dickinson is looking to kick-start his season at Oulton Park this Bank Holiday weekend, at round 3 of the 2008 Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship (3-5 May).
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HM Plant Honda Team Head to Oulton Park for Bank Holiday Fun
01 May 2008
Following on from a successful first race of the year at Thruxton, the HM Plant Honda team heads to the challenging circuit of Oulton Park in Cheshire this Bank Holiday weekend. The 2.69-mile circuit is undulating, exciting and undeniably one of the riders’ favourites. Both Cal and Leon in the Bennetts British Superbike class will be looking for good results at one of their favourite tracks of the year: Cal to back up his debut win and Leon to kick-start his championship challenge after a disappointing Thruxton. Steve Brogan will be hoping for a repeat of his double from the Hampshire track, where he won both the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport race and the Metzeler National Superstock 1000 event, making him the series leader in both classes.
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Win for Fitzpatrick in Supersport Cup
25 April 2008
Craig Fitzpatrick on the BLDS Couriers Yamaha secured a solid win in the Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Cup at Thruxton at the weekend. The 30-year-old had a ten second advantage on his nearest rival Andy Weymouth at the chequered flag. The 2007 Cup runner-up rider also gained a strong 13th place in the overall Championship.
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Tough Times For Dickinson At Thruxton
21 April 2008
Trucklinks Yamaha Supersport rider, Joe Dickinson walks away from the opening Fuchs-Silkolene British Supersport Championship round at Thruxton still in search of his first points of the season (20th April). The 24 year old from Clowne in North Derbyshire had shown his true potential in the closing minutes of the first qualifying session, posting his Yamaha YZF-R6 in fifth position. A drying track in Qualifying Two saw the lap times tumbling, Joe put in a fast early lap time to keep his Yamaha YZF-R6 in the top five before crashing out and having to watch the rest of the session from the pit garage.
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Donald Seals Debut Podium As Laverty Shines
21 April 2008
Relentless Suzuki by TAS Racing made a positive start to their 2008 British championship campaign yesterday at Thruxton, with a debut British Superstock podium for Aussie Cameron Donald in third place; a fifth placed British Superbike debut for the Relentless Suzuki GSX–R1000 in the hands of Michael Laverty, and last but not least, a hard-fought fifth place for Ian Lowry in the Supersport class. Normally used to running only two riders in one class within the series, it was a busy day for the Relentless Suzuki team competing in four races at Thruxton. All eyes were on the team’s BSB debut and Michael Laverty did them proud after having to deal with tyre problems in race one.
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Team Appleyard/Macadam Shows Strong Potential at Thruxton
21 April 2008
With the British Superbike Championship finally kicking off at Thruxton this weekend, Team Appleyard/Macadam showed strong potential in what proved to be a tricky start to the season. Having swapped his 125 for a Supersport 600 machine, Ashley Beech demonstrated his undoubted talent by qualifying in 6th place in the first wet session on Saturday and new team member Deane Brown put his machine towards the front of the 125 grid by qualifying in 5th place overall.
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Three Wins Mark a Successful Day for HM Plant Honda
21 April 2008
The Bennetts British Superbike season finally saw some racing today at the super-fast Thruxton circuit in Hampshire and it proved to be an excellent day for the HM Plant Honda team. In the Superbike category Cal Crutchlow took his first win in the class in the second race following his runner-up spot in race one. Meanwhile in Supersport and Superstock Steve Brogan completed a magnificent double by taking a win apiece in both classes. One HM Plant teamster who was not so lucky was Leon Haslam. The rider from Derbyshire was battling at the front of the pack in both races and scored a fighting fourth in race one, but succumbed to electrical problems while in the leading group in the second race.
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Pirelli Race Report Bennetts BSB - Thruxton
21 April 2008
Shane Byrne transferred pole position into race win to claim his fourth win at Thruxton Circuit on his return to Ducati (20th April). The move to a Pirelli control tyre for 2008 provided a frenetic and close-fought opening race of the season. With a level playing field in terms of rubber, it was left to individual teams to select a favourable compound around the fast and abrasive 2.356mile Hampshire circuit. In race two Cal Crutchlow looked to be in dominant form, making the early running in the search for his debut victory, as he led the field for the first 12 laps. However, the sheer grunt of the new Ducati 1098 proved too much for Crutchlow and Shane Byrne expertly bided his time before making his move for the lead on his Airwaves Ducati on the 13th lap. A rejuvenated Michael Rutter on the North West 200 Ducati, left his passing manoeuvre until lap 18 to claim third position ahead of Leon Haslam.
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Thruxton Virgin Media Qualifying
19 April 2008
Virgin Media Yamaha pairing of BJ Toal and Nick Medd face an uphill battle for tomorrow's 18-lap British Supersport season opener after a difficult qualifying session full of red flag incidents today, 19 April. After a promising conclusion to the morning qualifying session, BJ Toal went into the afternoon proceedings lying in a strong tenth position. However, a series of red flag incidents interrupted the 19-year old's rhythm. Gambling with an intermediate Pirelli tyre during the drier periods did not pay off and the 2007 Virgin Media Cup champion dropped down the order to finish in 25th.
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Byrne Beats Wind & Rain For Pole
19 April 2008
Shane Byrne left it late to secure his second successive pole start in this year’s Bennetts British Superbike Championship and the former title winner admitted that a late gamble of tyre choice had been crucial to him bettering the time of his rival Leon Haslam. Rain earlier in the afternoon, coupled with a strong wind, combined to make conditions difficult at Thruxton and with less than four minutes remaining it seemed that Haslam, with a lap of 1m 19.872secs, had done enough to put his HM Plant Honda on top of the leaderboard.
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2008 Pirelli – BSB Tyre Rule
19 April 2008
The range of Pirelli British Superbike Series tyres was developed at World Level in accordance with the 2007 World Superbike/Supersport Championship. Pirelli carries over 5500 tyres to service the BSB and BSS Championships over a race weekend, with 17 crew and tyre technicians and 2 race development managers on-site. All teams have access to the exact same tyre choices, there is no hierarchical tyre allocation structure in place. Team allocations can be swapped at any time to prove fairness across the Championships.
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